Thomas Jackson follows orders to destroy the trains and railroads in May and June of 1861, then decides to rectify those orders to help a fledgling Confederacy with the assets that are salvaged.

Operation Nile (July 9-10, 2006) was a daring preemptive strike on Taliban leadership in the Chora Valley north of Tarin Kowt. The op was executed by Canada's elite Joint Task Force 2, Australian Delta Commando Company 4RAR, Afghan National Security Forces, two Australian CH-47D Chinook helicopte...

1780, a company of Kentucky Militia is moving towards one of the frontier stations that dot the back country. The King’s 8th and roughly 1,000 native allies have crossed the Ohio, endeavoring to push American settlements back across the Cumberland gap.

Created from primary sources, this short fi...

18 years after the Battle of Antietam, Maj. Gen. John Gibbon returned to attend the dedication of the soldiers' monument in the cemetery. As he walked the battleground, memories of that day in 1862, including the actions of his Iron Brigade, came flooding back.

Unique, educational, and action-packed, Antietam, A Documentary Film was filmed on the actual Antietam battlefield and captured in 35mm motion picture film. It is narrated by James Earl Jones and includes four, on-site historians, working in pairs, two to each side, as they walk the battlefield,...

In this episode of The Distant Drums Podcast, we sit down with historian and author Scott Hartwig to explore the Battle of Antietam through the experiences of the men who fought there.

Rather than simply walking through the battle from a bird's-eye view, we focus on the individual soldier. Using...

In the 1980s, the skies over the Gulf of Sidra became a Cold War flashpoint as Gaddafi's Libya drew a provocative "Line of Death" across international waters and challenged U.S. Freedom of Navigation operations in open confrontations.
These confrontations included the dramatic 1981 dogfight where...

Why the F-14D Could Have Been the Ultimate Fighter.
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat was one of the most iconic fighter aircraft of the Cold War—renowned for its variable-geometry wings, twin engines, and long-range AIM-54 Phoenix missiles. But what if the platform had been allowed to fully mature?
This d...

The 5th New York Infantry (the famous Duryee's Zouaves) went into the Battle of Second Manassas (Bull Run) in August 1862 and faced one of the most devastating moments in the regiment's history.

In this episode, we walk the very ground where the 5th New York fought during the battle and follow ...

The Longhunter saga continues with Mark Baker bringing to life the frontier experience. Educational and entertaining with demonstrations in camp life, open fire cooking, speed loading and water crossings. Special features include Wallace Gusler on hunting shirts and Charlie Brown bark tanning dee...

When a historian tracks down the exact kill zone where an 18-year-old American soldier was maimed in 1945, they bring the 98-year-old veteran back across the Atlantic to finally solve the 80-year-old mystery of his survival.

The 21st Mississippi Infantry marched into Gettysburg with the Army of Northern Virginia, but by the end of the battle many of its soldiers had been killed, wounded, or captured. In this episode, we walk the same ground they crossed, stopping at key locations to trace their attack and explore wha...

The Virginia School of the Deaf and Blind was incredibly unique for its time, and is still a place of education today. What happens when generals need hospital space for all of the injured men, and the school is in an ideal location? Join Will as he dives into that story - as well as looks at how...

Operation Okra, the Australian Defense Force’s (ADF) contribution to the international coalition against Daesh in Iraq and Syria concluded in December 2024. Established in August 2014, Operation Okra was Australia’s commitment to the US-led multinational Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inhe...

This documentary dives into the Battle of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift, uncovering the events of the Anglo-Zulu War. Witness shocking British losses, courageous last stands, and the powerful tactics of the Zulu army in 1879.